Ovum

In Robert P. George and Patrick Lee’s article, “Acorns and Embryos”, they explain some very impressive details about this topic. One of which is “Although none of us was ever a sperm cell or ovum – the sperm and ovum from whose union we emerged were genetically and functionally parts of other human beings – each of us was once an embryo, just as we were once infants, children, and adolescents.” This emphasizes a little more on the value of embryos and…

Abortion, the intentional termination of a human pregnancy. The common reasons for a woman to consider abortion are because of the inability to support or care for a child, to prevent the delivery of a kid with birth defects. Also because of pregnancy caused by rape or incest, physical or mental conditions that endanger the woman's health if the pregnancy is continued, failed birth control. Although a couple of these are justified reasons for abortion, the rest is no excuse for ending the life…

follicle-stimulating hormone. This hormone gets released into the blood and travels to the ovaries, beginning the development of a follicle that contains an ovum. This produces oestrogen, which is released into the blood stream. Luteinizing hormone then causes the ovary follicle to rupture, resulting in ovulation. When the follicular wall ruptures, it carries the ovum out with a fluid. Mares will show behaviour during the oestrous stage of the cycle to try and attract a stallion to mate with.…

Firstly, it regards to the moral dilemma of savior siblings, it is not the parents who come up with this idea of conceiving a savior sibling to save their sick child. However, it is the doctors who suggest the idea. The doctors suggest the use of reproductive technology, like Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PDG). Reproductive technology like, PDG, enables the doctors to select the healthiest match (embryo) to be used to create a savior sibling. Although the doctors ensure that the discarded…

the expence and frustration associated with cancelled cycles usually can be avoided by using a “low-slow” treatment regimen involving low doses (37.5-75 IU daily), small increments, and a longer duration of stimulation. HCG is administered to trigger ovum release, it leads to maturation of the oocyte, rupture of the follicle, and formation of the corpus luteum. The step-down regimen starts with the maximum recommended dose (150-225 IU daily), which is reduced gradually in order to promote…

1. Midlife crisis is a normal period during the lifespan when man or woman experience some form of emotional transition during that time of life. People who reach at the age of 40 evaluate their achievements, goals, and what they had wished for in their past. During the midlife crisis identifies three core issues which are being young vs. old, being masculine vs. feminine, and being destructive vs. constructive. During the midlife crisis one will want to look and act young like going to clubs,…

But this conclusion does not follow. Similar things might be said about the development of an acorn into an oak tree…” (241) She believes that a fertilized ovum, is no more of a person than an acorn is an oak tree. A mother has the right to decide what is being done to her body, regardless of anyone else’s opinion. On the other hand, there are some individuals believe that abortion is immoral. According to…

BOOK. 1.2.1 1.2.2 An arrangement of black bars representing DNA fragments that can be used to determine whether people are related 1.2.3 Structure in the sperm cell containing enzymes that break down the membrane of the ovum 1.2.4 The release of an ovum from a follicle 1.2.5 The period from fertilisation to birth 1.2.6 The tube that transports the sperm from the testis to the urethra 1.2.7 1.3 All the genes in all the chromosomes of a particular species A…

pregnancy is divided into 3 stages, which are referred to as trimesters. Trimester one: In the beginnings of a pregnancy the sperm fertilizes the ovum and it becomes a small mass of cells called a zygote. After about five days it develops into a grouping of cells called a blastocyst and becomes implanted in the uterine wall. It is in the first trimester that most of the major organ systems present themselves and the features are becoming recognizable as human. During the third and fourth weeks,…

THE MALE AND FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM. Naturally the ultimate goal for all living organisms on earth is the preservation and continuity of their kind. This is achieved through reproduction. Reproduction or procreation is the biological process through which organisms give rise to new individuals referred to as offspring (Silverstein, Silverstein, & Silverstein, 2010). It is in two forms namely; asexual and sexual. Sexual reproduction is the most common, advanced and more…